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overestimate [,ovər'ɛstɪmət] 词根: over
vt. 对（数量）估计过高，对…作过高的评价;，对…估计过高; n. 过高的估计;过分的评价; vi. 估计过高;评价过高;
💡 over过度+estim价值+ate动词后缀→过度估计→高估
"Don't overestimate seriousness of the problem."
别把问题看重了.
近义：overprize, overvalue, overrate 反义：slight, snub, spurn, trivialize, underrate, understate
decency ['disnsi] 词频5 词根: decent
n. 正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
💡 dec 美+ency 名词后缀→体面，庄重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
近义：honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness 反义：impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人，人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
race [res] 词频1
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族; v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑（r=run）第一（ace，扑克a）
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义：hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint 反义：pace

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